Supercharge!
Start your day with loads of energy.
- Eat a healthy breakfast
- Get at least 7-8 hours of sleep
- Complete a basic morning stretch
- Drink coffee, water, orange juice
- Stay outside for at least ten full minutes (soak up some sun before going straight to your car)
These habits will prepare us to take on the day with a hop in our step. With enough energy stored up we should be able to maintain focus throughout the day.
Targets!
We’ve heard the “plan your day” a thousand times. But here’s a new way to think about your daily tasks. Visualize everything we have to do as targets. This gives us a competitive drive to get through our day.
Whether we’re looking to rent a moving truck or get a medical assistant diploma, we need targets. Hone in on tasks and identify exactly what we need to do to complete them. Don’t think about anything else – just focus on your target.
Swiftness!
Moving fast isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The goal here is to get into a groove. Finished making your calls? Onto writing that press release! Every time we clear a target, we should have the next one in our sights. There are some tasks where it’s beneficial to take our time, such as writing an intensive legal document or accounting for a large campaign.
If projects aren’t due for a week, consider knocking out a quick draft and coming back to make revisions the next day. Think about all the small things we can swiftly complete to help less tomorrows workload.
Resolve!
To be a productivity ninja, we have to have resolve. This means never giving up on accomplishing our goals and staying motivated throughout the day. There are so many distractions these days making it hard to maintain our resolve. Make sure to avoid these, especially the ones that would wind us up on a 12 step rehab program (just kidding!).
Fortunately, there are many ways to stay focused so we may reap the rewards of extra time.
Recollect!
The battle’s only over when we say it’s over. A smart ninja always learns from his experiences. Take a moment at the end of your day – about 15 minutes – to unwind and recollect your thoughts. What did we do well today and what can we improve on?
Good luck on your journey! If you have any thoughts or advice please comment below!
Thanks for reading.
Jesse Aaron is a professional blogger with a passion for homebrewing. He writes on a variety of topics on his blog, Mashbout. Follow Jesse on Google Plus.
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